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The Evil Monkey has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and is currently enjoying a bit of time off while waiting to hear about a new position. Come join this wayward neuroscientist as he struggles to find a career and get his life back in order. He is still not sure why he wrote this paragraph in the third person.

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Status Epilepticus, TLE, and GABA-A Receptor Gene Therapy

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) refers to a condition where recurrent seizures arise in the temporal lobe of the brain. This condition is seen in humans and animals. Often, TLE arises following a neural insult such as head trauma or tumor,...

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Posted on November 19, 2006 1:03 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Just Give 'em Some Nyquil While You're At It

I know Tara is going to kick me for this post, because as one of the resident D.I.N.K.s here at ScienceBlogs my parenting advice doesn't extend into the realm of "ethical" so much as "practical". Specifically, I've advised her on...

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Posted on July 10, 2006 10:01 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

PDE-5 Inhibitor Sildenafil Improves Cognition, or Viagra's Good for the Big Head Too

Inspired by Rush Limbaugh's apparent erectile dysfunction, I decided that today's Evil Journal Club should address the "other" potential uses of PDE-5 inhibitors, the most (in)famous of which is Viagra....

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Posted on June 26, 2006 11:47 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Following up on Leptin

Pure Pedantry found this paper on leptin's effects in the hippocampus, and then went on to wonder I have never heard of a link between leptin and memory. They also make this link between ABeta mice and leptin. ABeta is...

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Posted on June 14, 2006 2:04 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks